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Atlantic Dance Hall wasn't all that crowded last night for a Saturday evening during Spring Break. I know a lot of the regulars including ADH DJ's and techs were down at Ultra Fest in Miami. ADH is so huge that unless there are a LOT of people there, it appears emptier than it is. DJ Pat was spinning the hits. These two Mouseketeers visiting from Virginia went to Pleasure Island earlier in the evening, only to learn that the clubs had closed. I'm told by cast members still working on the island that the "what time do the clubs open" question is still heard nightly.
Things were more lively over at Universal CityWalk. The band 3 Doors Down played for Mardi Gras at Universal Studios and a lot of fans stayed-over for the clubs. The Groove was packed as DJ AJ spun mostly hip hop again. OMG, I ran into two 8TRAX girls I had not seen since PI closed!
Latin Quarter was packed as well. DJ Leony (Sirius 36/XM 81 BPM) was back in charge, leading the way with mostly Latin rhythms but also some great Top 40 and House!
Red Coconut Club was absolutely jamming last night and also Thursday night when I was in there. Mostly Top 40 and even the Hip Hop that gets played is of the Top 40 variety. DJ Doc (The Groove 80's Night/8TRAX) was there last night, DJ G-Clef (Celebrate Tonight) led Thursday night.
I can back up the repeated questions about the clubs opening, had a friend in security mention it again last night...at least a half dozen times a night. Bartenders get it too. For a place that's been closed a year and a half! What a way to just squander brand recognition and good will.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing they closed PI; CLEARLY there is no demand for it...
ReplyDeleteCity walk is eating down town disneys breakfast lunch and dinner. Good for them and shame on disney
ReplyDeletemy thoughts exactly anonymous!
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't surprise me that Disney thinks that if a person has not heard that PI is closed this long after they closed, they weren't a good customer to begin with.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's where they are dead wrong. There are many people that are Disney customers that only come every few years or once in awhile. There are thousands upon thousands that fit into that category. Every one of them contributes to the bottom line no matter how often they come. If there are 20,000 people that read this Blog, I'd have to imagine that most of them from the other states only got to take advantage of the PI experience occasionally. Yet there was enough of a connection that something like this website interests them.
For the girls pictured, one used to live in Orlando and had told her friend all about the clubs and the crowds and was here to show her in person. Imagine their disappointment and the disappointment of other occasional visitors.
Disney Doesn't care about you (this is everone) but cares about the group!
ReplyDeletethe real truth is (and I hate to say this) is that Disney never wanted PI to open it was Michael Eisner that wanted PI to open so it did! that was the only thing that i liked about Michael Eisner!!!!
Eisner had a few good projects.
ReplyDelete>Disney Doesn't care about you (this is everyone) but cares about the group!
ReplyDeleteSorry Anon, don't know what you mean?